Re: cone balance or lug-centric balance

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/9/20 16:02:49

I had a very positive experience years ago with the type of balancing mostly used nowadays on highway trucks where they balance the wheel/tire assembly with the brake drum. Of course the obvious advantage is that entire rotating assembly is balanced, not just the wheel/tire. The disadvantage is that rotating tires may destroy the balance, and when dismounted, wheel/tire assemblies must be returned to the same orientation on the drum. But it sure solved a bit of a shimmy problem I had with a beam-axle Packard.